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Direct linkStina Oftedal; Sasha Fenton; Vibeke Hansen; Megan C. Whatnall; Lee M. Ashton; Rebecca L. Haslam; Melinda J. Hutchesson; Mitch J. Duncan – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To explore young adult's experiences of how starting university influenced their physical activity, diet, sleep, and mental well-being, and barriers and enablers to health behavior change. Participants: University students aged 18-25 years. Methods: Three focus groups were conducted in November 2019. Inductive thematic approach was…
Descriptors: College Students, Physical Activity Level, Eating Habits, Sleep
Jack Adams; Eric Wymer; P. S. S. Rao – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: Determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the changes in training, sleep, diet, and mental health of cross-country runners. Participants: Cross-country runners from NCAA Division II institutes. Methods: Wilcoxon signed-rank test was performed to analyze survey responses to ordinal questions on the survey while Spearman's rank…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Student Athletes, Exercise
Robert R. Wright; Jordan Larson; Sarah Richards; Shaylee Larson; Christian Nienstedt – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To explore differences before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in electronic media use (i.e. TV watching, social media use, screen time), health (i.e. physical, behavioral, social, mental), and the relationship between them among college students. Participants: Nine hundred sixty-five United States college students with 367…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Social Media, Computer Use
Williams, Suzanne E.; Hardie, Donna – American Journal of Health Education, 2019
Background: The health of children is undeniably important. Especially with the soaring epidemic of childhood overweight and obesity, physical health is a large concern. Emotional health is also an area of great significance, because it is essential to overall health. Children's health promotion interventions have been developed and implemented;…
Descriptors: Child Health, Physical Fitness, Physical Health, Emotional Development
Parental Perceptions of Child and Adolescent Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Argentina
Andrés, María Laura; Galli, Juan Ignacio; del Valle, Macarena; Vernucci, Santiago; López-Morales, Hernán; Gelpi-Trudo, Rosario; Canet-Juric, Lorena – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2022
Background: As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments have implemented preventive measures towards reducing infections. These conditions can affect the mental health of children and adolescents; however, this has not yet been fully explored. Objective: The aim of the study was to analyze changes in symptomatology and positive emotions in…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Mental Health, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Parent Child Relationship
White, Marney A.; Whittaker, Steve D.; Gores, Ashton M.; Allswede, Dana – American Journal of Health Education, 2019
Background: Graduate training is a high-risk period for worsening mental health. Previous research reported the effectiveness of a classroom-based self-care intervention for graduate students. Purpose: The study evaluated the effectiveness of an online self-care intervention for graduate-level students to prevent worsening mental health. Methods:…
Descriptors: Intervention, Daily Living Skills, Graduate Students, Risk
Heo, Moonseong; Irvin, Erica; Ostrovsky, Natania; Isasi, Carmen; Blank, Arthur E.; Lounsbury, David W.; Fredericks, Lynn; Yom, Tiana; Ginsberg, Mindy; Hayes, Shawn; Wylie-Rosett, Judith – Journal of School Health, 2016
Background: HealthCorps provides school wellness programming using curricula to promote changes in nutrition, mental health, and physical activity behaviors. The research objective was to evaluate effects of implementing its curricula on nutrition, mental health, and physical activity knowledge and behavior. Methods: Pre- and postsurvey data were…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Knowledge Level, Eating Habits, Gender Differences
Benjamins, Maureen R.; Whitman, Steven – Journal of School Health, 2010
Background: Despite the growing number of school-based interventions designed to reduce childhood obesity or otherwise promote health, no models or materials were found for Jewish schools. The current study describes an effort within a Jewish school system in Chicago to create, implement, and evaluate a school-based intervention tailored to the…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Obesity, Jews, Intervention
